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Ancestry of Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is of entirely Northwestern European ancestry, almost entirely British Protestant, but lacks Colonial American ancestry. She was raised a Methodist. She describes her parents and immediate family as “middle class [and] Midwestern” in her autobiography (p.2). She says … Continue reading
Mitt Romney’s Ancestry
“I know of no way of judging the future but by the past.” –Patrick Henry The typical White-American is aware of his own particular ancestry, to some extent or another. Most people are, consciously or not, animated by such knowledge. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 election, acadian, ancestry, anna wilcken, carl heinrich wilcken, charles edward robison, colonial america, dora wilcken, emily ethel hewitt, england, french revolution, genealogy, george w. romney, george wilcken romney, hannah hood hill, helaman pratt, huguenot, joseph smith, lenore lafount, miles park romney, mitt romney, mormon war, mormonism, nauvoo, orson hyde, Parley Parker Pratt, pioneers, polygamy, richard nixon, robert arthur lafount, schleswig-holstein, scotland, utah, william reitwiesner
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The Inventors of the Log Cabin
The log cabin. What more quintessential example of “Americana” can there be? I was surprised to recently learn the origin of this particular building-style. I present two short discussions of the subject below from two experts on architectural history:
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Tagged american indians, architectural history, architecture, colonial america, log cabins, new sweden, swedes
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The Hated Richard Nixon’s Ancestry
With thanks to to commenter Bill for inspiring this post. A. It is politically-correct to hold Richard Nixon in contempt. B. Nixon was arguably the final American president that could be said to sympathize with populist-nationalism, a kind of throwback … Continue reading
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Tagged american frontier, ancestry, anthony trimmer, colonial america, daniel boone, francis nixon, genealogy, george nixon, gettysburg, hannah milhous nixon, jacob burdg, joseph dickinson moore, new sweden, onestdv, political correctness, politics, richard nixon, scotch-irish, steve sailer, u.s. civil war, usa, william milhous
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